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Just make sure you watch out for hawks when taking your bird outdoors; they'll swoop down and snatch him right off your shoulder. My family once had a parakeet we kept in a cage near the living room window. One night while watching TV we heard a loud THUMP outside the window, and the poor bird took off flying around the house frantically, seriously spooked (we kept the cage door open so she could come out and play if she felt like it). Turns out a very large owl had spotted her and dove on her, only to be thwarted by the window pane. The owl was sitting on the railing outside shaking its head, and flew away before we could get the camera ready. I've always been a bird fan. Good pets, and you don't have to get up and walk them at 5 AM in the freezing cold.
